Sri Lanka GDP (Q4)

Today’s GDP figures suggest Sri Lanka’s economy slowed sharply in the fourth quarter of 2015. However, we would be wary of reading too much into the data, given the serious doubts that remain over the reliability of the rebased GDP figures. The big picture is that growth is likely to ease further in 2016 against a backdrop of tighter fiscal and monetary policy.

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